Caged No More Podcast
"I Risked My Career to Tell the Truth" | Tyler Cole’s Story
Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cagenomorepodcast/ Renaissance Ranch: https://renaissanceranch.net/ This week I’m joined by Tyler Cole, one of the medical providers at Renaissance Ranch, but his connection to addiction goes much deeper than his profession. Tyler opens up about his own battle with prescription drug addiction, beginning with pain pills and eventually escalating into years of Adderall, Ambien, Xanax, opioids, manipulation, multiple treatment centers, and prescription fraud. On the outside he was working in medicine and building a career. Behind the scenes, addiction was destroying his marriage, his trust, and nearly everything he had built. Eventually Tyler reached a point where he had to make a decision: keep hiding or tell the truth. He confessed what he had done, reported himself to the medical board and DEA, surrendered his controlled substance license, and accepted whatever consequences came next. Instead of running from his past, Tyler says honesty became the foundation of his recovery. Today, Tyler is back at Renaissance Ranch helping hundreds of people every month. We talk about addiction, faith, accountability, service, shame, and why your worst mistakes don’t have to define the rest of your life. 00:00 Meet Tyler Cole + his role at Renaissance Ranch 03:43 How prescription pill addiction started 07:39 Entering treatment for the first time 12:46 The letter that made Tyler accept his addiction 17:32 Leaving treatment and falling back into addiction 23:41 Multiple rehabs, relapse & prescription fraud 31:42 The night everything finally came crashing down 41:44 Turning himself in to the medical board and DEA 51:02 Getting his career back & returning to Renaissance Ranch 57:31 Helping hundreds of people through addiction recovery 01:01:50 Why your mistakes don’t have to define you
